#Miscellaneous letters and essays on several subjects philosophical, moral, historical, critical, amorous, &c., in prose and verse : directed to John Dryden, Esq., the Honourable Geo. Granvill, Esq., Walter Moile, Esq., Mr. Dennis, Mr. Congreve, and other eminent men of th' age / by several gentlemen and ladies.#
##Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724.## Miscellaneous letters and essays on several subjects philosophical, moral, historical, critical, amorous, &c., in prose and verse : directed to John Dryden, Esq., the Honourable Geo. Granvill, Esq., Walter Moile, Esq., Mr. Dennis, Mr. Congreve, and other eminent men of th' age / by several gentlemen and ladies. Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724.
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TO THE HONOURABLE Sir JOHN TRENCHARD, Their Majesties Principal Secretary of State. And one of the Lords of their Majesties most Honourable Privy Council.
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THE PREFACE.
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A COLLECTION OF Miscellaneous Essays and Letters.
_ To JOHN DRYDENEsq
_ To his Ingenious Friend Mr. George Isaacson, in de•…ence of Personal Reflections.
_ An Apology for Poetry, in an Essay directed to Walter MoilEsq
_ To Mr. T. S. in Vindication of Mr. Milton's Paradise lost.
_ To J. H. Esq In Answer to the Question, Who was the Greatest English-Man.
_ Cloe to Urania, against Womens being Learn'd.
_ An Answer to the foregoing Letter in Defence of Womens being Learn'd. URANIA to CLOE.
_ Some Reflections on Mr. Rymer's Short View of Tragedy, and an Attempt at a Vindication of SHAKESPEAR, in an Essay directed to JOHN DRYDENEsq
_ The Ingenious and Honourable Theocrine to Theopompus; shewing Her the faithfullest of Lovers, and most Pious of Children.
_ To ACME, before I had seen her.
_ To ACME, after I had seen her.
_ To the Proud Acme.
_ To the Ingenious URANIA.
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LETTER I.
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LETTER II.
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LETTER III.
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LETTER IV.
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LETTER V.
_ An Essay at a Vindication of Love in Tragedies, against Rapin and Mr. Rymer.
_ To my Honour'd, Ingenious, and Learned Friend, Dr. Midgely, about SLEEP and its Medicinal Property.
_ To LUCINDA.
_ A Short View of Old Rome, in a Letter to URANIA.
_ To the Charming and Ingenious URANIA.
_ Of the MOON.
_ An ESSAY at a Vindication of the Love-Verses of Cowley and Waller, &c. In Answer to the Preface of a Book Intituled, Letters and Uerses Amorous and Gallant.
_ To my Honoured and Ingenious Friend Mr. Harrington, for the Modern Poets against the Ancients.
_ TO THE HONOURABLE GEORGE GRANVILEsq
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- ERRATA.
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- There are 400 verse lines!
- There are 4 drama parts! This is verse drama.
- Oh, Mr. Jourdain, there is prose in there!
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